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The up-and-down, mostly down, nature of Matt Elam's second NFL season was on full display at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
In the fourth quarter, the Ravens' strong safety delivered a huge play when he ripped the ball...

BLACKSBURG — No running back in Blacksburg is safe anymore.
Virginia Tech's growing injury list in its backfield has reached the point where coach Frank Beamer is running out of healthy scholarship running back options in the deepest reaches of...

The NFL and the Ravens are in disagreement when it comes to the interpretation of wide receiver Steve Smith's controversial offensive pass interference penalty from Sunday.
NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said that officials made the...

The last time Ravens outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil squared off against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he bull-rushed Marcus Gilbert so violently that he launched him off his feet and the offensive tackle landed flat on his back.
Dumervil sacked Steelers...

NEWPORT NEWS -- Elijah Rice ran for 143 yards and threw for a touchdown, while Jermaal Wells threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as the Denbigh Patriots celebrated homecoming with a 38-7 win over the Menchville Monarchs on Friday night.
It...

YORK -- The York High Falcons, led by 226 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns from Chris Spruill, easily defeated Jamestown 40-10 at Bailey Field on Friday.
Jamestown (0-7, 0-6 Bay Rivers) got on the scoreboard first, driving 56 yards on its...

It was a mixed weekend for some of the Fuller brothers, who are quite familiar to Virginia Tech fans. Two of the Hokies' football program's most prolific family are now in the NFL.
Corey Fuller grabbed the winning touchdown pass to give Detroit a...

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Former Ravens Pro Bowl fullback Le'Ron McClain was arrested on a felony charge of synthetic marijuana trafficking in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday night, according to Tuscaloosa police.
McClain was arrested after a narcotics task...

Undefeated in three games against NFC South opponents this season, Ravens veteran wide receiver Steve Smith was beating his chest after Sunday's 29-7 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Smith played 13 years in the NFC South before being cut by the Carolina...

Ravens veteran cornerback Lardarius Webb is in the stretch run of a difficult season that began with him sidelined due to a lower-back injury.
Webb's teammates recognized him for his perseverance Saturday when he was voted the Ravens' annual Ed Block...

Last week: 9-4 (8-5 against the spread). Season: 88-45-1 (76-58 against the spread).
Dolphins (5-3) at Lions (6-2)
Noon Sunday, CBS-2
Lions by 3 (O/U 44)
Possibly the game of the week. The Dolphins have won consecutive games only once this...